W to the T to the F?

Hello,

Ever since I got hooked on phonics... I thought spelling was a no-brainer. Wrong again.

Assume you are a pop music "artist" and you are as dumb as a fricking brick. Why the hell would you try to "show off" by spelling out words in your song? What possible point are you proving? That you spell at a fifth grade level?

Case in point, Fergy in her mildly amusing self-titled song (a form of ego masturbation), has the word "tasty" spelled out in the following way:

"T to the A to the S T E Y girl you tasty, T to the A to the S T E Y girl you tasty"

This is nothing less than malicious. Nevermind the obvious issue with pumping the "Fergy is tasty" message to children via public broadcast. The less obvious but equally destructive issue of de/re programming people's notion of the correct spelling of "tasty" is the real problem.

Sadly, a teacher has but a few chances to teach the correct way to spell a word... whereas pop music bombards students unrelentlessly for a month or so... then subsides to the occassional reminder.

Don't get me wrong... there are all kinds of poetic license... including making up words (fershizzle), but knowingly (giving her the benefit of the doubt) spelling a word incorrectly so that it poisons the minds of children is inexcusable.

It's bad enough supposed "artists" (and I use the term very loosely) have gotten so lazy that they don't sing anymore... they just talk, grunt and make "mmmmmmm" sounds. yo yo yo.

Want to fight back but don't know how? No problem.

Can't find the right word? No problem... make up your own words... fershizzle in the hizzy.

No musical talent? No problem... get your producer to rip off classics and proven rifs - no one expects you to play an instrument AND sing... that's for musicians...not performance "artists".

Can't dance? No problem... sit on a car you don't own and bob your head.

Ugly? No problem... put platinum and diamonds on your teeth to distract from your face.

Can't spell? see above.


TT